water filters

Just 6% of Michigan's public school teachers are black, even in majority African-American districts.

Stateside: Whitmer’s budget options; teacher of color shortage; the controversial zipper merge

Stateside Staff

Today on Stateside , the state budget needs to be approved by Governor Gretchen Whitmer tonight to avoid a partial government shutdown. But the governor...

New research suggests low levels of arsenic in drinking water may impact your health.

Michigan Environment

Study: Bacteria can grow in faucet water filters

Rebecca Williams

Water filters that you attach to your faucet are known to be good for filtering out heavy metals like lead and disinfectants like chlorine. But they’re...

The plaintiffs say older, poor and impoverished people in Flint aren't getting enough water

Around Michigan & State Government

State skipped bidding process, overpaid for Flint’s emergency water supplies

Stateside Staff

When the Flint water disaster exploded, the state began sending emergency supplies to the city: millions and millions of dollars worth of bottled water...

Flint resident Michael Poole says he has enough water in his basement, "I could probably put it in a big ol' barrel and take a shower for days."

Michigan Environment

In Flint, trust in filters – and government – elusive

Sarah Hulett

Michael Poole doesn’t buy the line that filtered tap water is safe for him and his neighbors to drink. “There may be a day when I might be able to...